Manchester City s friendly tournament has been full of twists and turns, flight delays have led to the cancellation of pre-match press conference

August 12 According to "Manchester Evening", Manchester City's friendly match to Palermo was not smooth. Due to no direct flight from Manchester and the train route to London was unexpectedly interrupted on Friday morning, the team had to rush to another airport to take a flight and failed to take off on time.

The press conference scheduled for the impressive Barbera Stadium had to be cancelled as City failed to take off on time. This reminds of the delays during the trip to China in 2019, but luckily this time it was only a few hours of problems. The problem was on the runway, with a plane belonging to rapper Drake in front of him, who was about to head to the next stop after performing in Manchester, and his team failed to leave on time, causing Manchester City to have to wait.

When Guardiola and his team finally arrived in Palermo, the head coach and executive delegation rushed to a grand palace called Villa Tasca for a dinner for them. Palermo coach Inzagi and others have enjoyed the beautiful scenery and warm hospitality for several hours on site. The palace is also one of the filming locations for the second season of "White Lotus Resort", which tells stories that money does not always bring happiness, which is particularly appropriate for Manchester City.

Due to a major accident on the highway, Manchester City did not arrive at their destination after 10 pm local time. Some players rush to change their clothes for dinner, while Guardiola walked into a room without air conditioning to face the reporter in a hoodie. A very surreal press conference was followed, and Guardiola expressed his concerns about the new season many times.

Although Manchester City has a few weeks left in the transfer window, the enthusiasm of fans for Manchester City is obvious in Palermo. The city center sells Manchester City jerseys and Oasis merchandise, and locals gather near the team hotel to see the players’ style. The game tickets sold 16,000 in 24 hours, almost filling the stadium with a capacity of 34,000 people. Before the start of the match, Palermo's extreme fans prepared a Tifo performance with the Oasis themed for Manchester City, and the preview of Italian singer Rose Villain also postponed the kickoff time. After the game, Guardiola attended another press conference, answered some questions about the NBA, and then returned to the hotel and flew back the next day.